SPE KUST Student Chapter Inauguration Ceremony and Workshop

On Thursday, Dec 17th,
2015, the Department of Petroleum Engineering at KUST, organized an inauguration
ceremony and workshop for launching the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
KUST Student Chapter.

The ceremony started
officially with the KUST President, Dr. Salah Aziz welcome speech. In his
speech, KUST President pointed out the importance of such an event and wished
the success of the Chapter to its members. He expressed his support to the
faculty members’ initiatives, and showed his appreciation to PTE members and
specially Mr. Muhammad Ali for his initiative. He also congratulated the
Executive Committee members, selected for this Chapter.

Later on, Dr. Hamid
Farangis Zadeh, the Acting Chairman of PTE, welcomed the President, faculty
members, administration, and students, and called the day a historic day. Dr.
Farangis Zadeh stated that SPE Chapter is a turning point for current petroleum
engineering students as well as the ones joining the department in future. He
briefly explained the benefits of establishment of a SPE Chapter, and
encouraged the students for more contribution and helping their Chapter and the
Executive Committee toward a success.

Dr. Hiwa Sidiq, the Academic Advisor of PTE, shared his
experiences with respect to membership of SPE and its importance.

In the second part of the
ceremony, Mr. Muhammad Ali, the SPE Faculty Advisor, presented detailed information
about SPE, its role in Petroleum Engineering education and research, and also
opportunities that SPE can offer now and in future. He extensively clarified the
benefits of membership of SPE for students, regionally and internationally. He
shared the ways to establish a successful Chapter, and how to strengthen a Chapter
continuously.

Finally, Dr. Farangis
Zadeh introduced the members of the Chapter Executive Committee, and announced
the role of member in the Committee. The Executive Committee is consisted of
Ms. Khoshy Ahmed as President, Mr. Muhammad Taha as Vice President, Mr. Dyar
Namir as Treasurer, and Ms. Soma Zyad as Secretory.

After expressing her
appreciations for being selected as the President of the Executive Committee, Ms.
Khoshy Ahmed encouraged all the students of Petroleum Engineering to join SPE
KUST Student Chapter. She expressed her commitment to lead the KUST Student Chapter’s
activities to improve the student’s professional skills. In the end, she
thanked the KUST President, Dr. Salah, PTE Head of Department, Dr. Hamid
Farangis Zadeh and Faculty Advisor Muhammad Ali for their support to launch SPE
KUST Student Chapter.